GPS-Squitter Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast: Flight Testing in theGulf of Mexico

摘要

During November - December 1994, MIT Lincoln Laboratory conducted a fieldevaluation of the air surveillance capabilities of GPS-Squitter in the Gulf of Mexico. Three squitter ground stations were located in the vicinity of Morgan City, Louisiana, for this evaluation: two were located on offshore oil platforms, and the third was located at an onshore heliport. Surveillance coverage tests were flown over the Gulf with three test aircraft-two helicopters and one Cessna